National Audubon Society Announces Largest Market-Based Regenerative Grasslands Partnership in the U.S.
The National Audubon Society today announced the largest market-based regenerative grasslands partnership in the U.S. with Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats. The commitment will impact one million acres of certified organic U.S. grasslands and create…
Read More...Managing Cattle Grazing Distribution: It’s Not As Simple As It Sounds
Land managers consider grazing distribution an essential factor in deciding how to manage their herds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) collaborated with various universities and the Long-Term…
Read More...Rangeland Land-Sharing, Livestock Grazing’s Role in the Conservation of Imperiled Species
A review of USFWS listing documents for threatened and endangered species in California provides an opportunity to understand the relationship between livestock grazing and species conservation. Based on these documents,…
Read More...Can a pasta machine protect the seeds to save the West’s wildlands?
On their hands and knees in a rural northern Utah canyon on a Monday morning, two scientists peer at the ground trying to determine whether traditional seed protection practices or…
Read More...Wildfires Can Impact Grasslands
What are the impacts of fire on the plant community and forage production, soil erosion and animal health? North Dakota State University provides some answers. “Let’s start with the plant…
Read More...Grazing and Climate Change: the Influence of Livestock on Soil Carbon Storage
Rangelands make up a large proportion of the Earth’s surface, and the soils hold a significant amount of sequestered carbon (Schuman G.E et al. 2001). Rangelands are estimated to contain…
Read More...New CA Pollinator Coalition Pledges to Increase Pollinator Habitat on Working Lands
The California Pollinator Coalition is broadening its collaboration between agriculture and conservation groups to improve the health, diversity and number of pollinators on working lands. Spearheaded by the almond industry, a new…
Read More...Shipping and selling cattle during drought
Feeding cattle during a drought can be a tricky endeavor. Most farmers and ranchers first consider supplementing their cow-calf pairs as drought rolls along. But there are other options explains…
Read More...Better management can reduce beef production emissions
A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 50% in certain regions, with…
Read More...When is your livestock ready for market?
Direct-to-consumer meat sales require producers to evaluate livestock’s harvest readiness and set profitable meat prices. Direct-to-consumer meat sales boomed in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is…
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